A Defense and Development of the Volitional Self-Contradiction Interpretation

Abstract Kant’s Formula of Universal Law (FUL) is generally believed to require you act only on the basis maxims that can will without contradiction become universal laws. In “Contradiction and Law” (2017), I have proposed read FUL instead as requiring that, for any maxim which act, two things simultaneously, volitional self-contradiction: (1) willing your own action principle (2) it a law. present essay, reply comments by Mark Timmons, Michael Walschots, Paola Romero, Stefano Lo Re. response their concerning application FUL, expand interpretive framework Volitional Self-Contradiction Interpretation. argue Kant also constructs diagnostic self-contradiction between tested law what humans, qua finite rational beings, necessarily will, namely means actual possible future ends. clarify how ways in specifies test are related. Furthermore, relation interpretation other interpretations particular ‘Practical Contradiction’ ‘Logical interpretations, well its difference from Golden Rule. address objection superfluous, Nature, explain why an immoral agent does not contain type at issue.